Second Morrill Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Morrill_Act_of_1890
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Morrill_Act_of_1862
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:category African-American history
Education law
1890 in American law
gptkbp:citation 26 Stat. 417
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Morrill Act
gptkbp:purpose required states to not discriminate in admission based on race unless separate institutions were provided
provided federal funding for land-grant colleges
gptkbp:relatedTo land-grant university system
gptkbp:resultedIn establishment of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs)
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Benjamin_Harrison
August 30, 1890
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:An_Act_Donating_Public_Lands_to_the_Several_States_and_Territories_which_may_provide_Colleges_for_the_Benefit_of_Agriculture_and_the_Mechanic_Arts
gptkb:Morrill_Act_of_1890
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6